Vehicle-wheel.



UNITED Q' STATES PATENT 'OFFICE- cnARLnsfr.; WINGATE, or LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS.-

SPECIFICATION forming l VEHICLE-WHEEL.

maj/paneerm- T0 all whom; 7215 CHARLES E. WINGA'rn,

Be it known V,that l,

-a citizen of the United States, residing atLawrence, in the county provements -in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the Vfollowing 1s a specification.

My invention relates to that class ofv'ehiclek"wheels which have tires constructed withV a jtion, of a vehiclelwhecl embracing my im 1 tion the wheel A 1 `The tire d differs Vshown in Fig. l-that isgto say,

view of preventing sluing of a vehicle when well as when traveling at turning a corner as A a rapidrate of speed over a slippery surface. It 'consists in thepecnliar and advantageous construction hereinafter described, and pari ticularly" pointed out in the claim appended,

IIn l(he accompanying drawings, Figure lis a. view, partly in section and partly in elevaprovements. Fig. 2 is a broken perspective view of the tire of the wheel. l y

In the preferred embodiment of my invenl A embraces avhub a, a elly b, spokes c, interposed between and secured in the hub and felly, and a tire d, secured on the felly in the ordinary or any' approved man'-v ner. These parte, with the exception of the tire d, may be and preferably are of the ordinary construction, as illustrated. 1

from ordinary metallic tires in that it has a plain peripheral surface d' and is provided with an integral peripheral flange e. flange e has for hold of the roadway over which a vided with the wheel is'traveling, and thereby effectnally preventslning of the Vvehicle when-turning a corner. Saidjilenge is also calculated tov effectu ally prevent s lung of the vehicle when traveling at a high rate of speed over 'a slippery `roadway or other surface, kwhich isan important advantage.

in cross/#section The ilange e is of the shape its opposite sides are straight and beveled, as indicated by of Essex and State of Mae' lsachusetts, have invented. new and useful Imticularly adapted,- however, engines,hosefcarriages, ambulances,and simlat its outer edge or centrer This its purpose to engage or takevehicle 'p1-o7` c l f,',so as toalord alsharpedge g. f This .shape of flange is desirable, because it is adapted to sink in and take e secure hold onthe road.

sharp, and will in consequence always havea sharpy edge. v

The plain peripheral surface d of the tire way and .also because `it is calculated to wear does not in any way-'interfere with the operation of the flange e and yet prevents the tire.

. from sinking so far into the surface over which the vehicle is travelingas to increase the draft `of the vehicle. 1 v

My im proved vehiclewheel may beused to advantage on all kinds .off vehicles.

lar vehicles. 1

A wheelembodying my invention may form one of the set oiwheels with which, a vehicle is equipped, or, if preferred, theimproved wheel may form simply an auxiliary wheel designed to be used kin lieu of one of the ordinary wheels when the roadways are slippery.` Having thus described Iclaim is i' having its opposite sides straight and beveled and also having a sharp edge and being adapt; y

ed towearsharp, and the plain surface el .being adapted to prevent the ing so Ear into the surface as toincrease the draft and this without interfering with the gpration of the flange, 'substantially as speci In testimonywhereof I have hereunto set ness'es. y l CHARLES E.

l EDWARD l 'DANIEL Connnronn.

The hereindescribcdvehicle-wheel having a tire provided with the exterior, plain surfacev Rieperfor use on iremy invention, what the said flangel tire from sink- I my handin presenceof two subscribingwit 

